Bridgewater, SA - Grace Lutheran
Year Built: 1961
Denomination: Lutheran
Address: 15 Wembley Avenue, Bridgewater, South Australia, 5155
Architect: Eric von Schramek
Traditional Owners: Peramangk & Kaurna people
Last Updated: 16/07/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Foundation stone was laid in 1961. Extensions to the church were made in 2002.
Clergy:
This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 - 1957 | Pastor Carl Julius Pfitzner | LCA | 1906 | 2001 |
| 1958 - 1961 | Pastor Leo Paul Doecke | |||
| 1961 - 1967 | Pastor Gerhard Ernest Prove | UELCA | 1926 | 2005 |
| 1967 - 1971 | Pastor Elmore Norman Zweck | LCA | 1906 | 1997 |
| 1971 - 1972 | Pastor Gordon Wilfred Mibus | LCA | 1930 | 2019 |
| 1972 - 1979 | Pastor Frank Herbert Eckert | LCA | 1922 | 2007 |
| 1979 - 1979 | Pastor Daniel Christian Overduin | LCA | 1929 | 1992 |
| 1979 - 1982 | Pastor Martin Neville Kriewaldt | LCA | ||
| 1983 - 1987 | Pastor John Merton Janetzki | LCA | ||
| 1988 - 1990 | Pastor Gregory John Lockwood | LCA | ||
| 1991 - 1997 | Pastor Alexander Stevenson | LCA | ||
| 1998 - 2004 | Pastor Martin John Schirmer | LCA | ||
| 2005 - 2012 | Pastor Matthew J. Wilksch | LCA | ||
| 2013 - 2015 | Pastor Dean J. Mills | LCA | ||
| 2015 - | Pastor Michael Desmond Dutschke | LCA |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Lutheran Archives with permission.
2. Reminiscences: Eric von Schramek and his churches, Compiled by Helen Gordon, FOLA Inc. (Friends of Lutheran Archives), 2007.